NETGEN-LVS(1)

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🌸 NETGEN-LVS 💅

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about netgen-lvs — the Debian package name for Netgen, aka your new favorite Layout vs Schematic checker. yes it's a manual page, no it's not boring, come with me ✨

✨ NAME ✨

netgen-lvs — Layout vs Schematic checker 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

netgen-lvs [options] <interpreter commands ...>

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So. Netgen (which you'll be calling netgen-lvs around these parts) is a tool for comparing netlists — a whole process we call LVS, which stands for "Layout vs. Schematic". 🫶

And like… this is a big deal in the integrated circuit design flow, no cap. It's the vibe check that makes sure the geometry you actually laid out matches the circuit you were supposed to build. Slay. 👑

In Debian, the name netgen-lvs is used for this software because the word netgen is reserved by other software. 😭 (not us getting name-sniped). But if you would like to be able to start netgen-lvs simply using netgen, just prepend your PATH with this:

PATH=/usr/lib/netgen/bin:$PATH

And when you start netgen-lvs without any options, a tkcon window with an interpreter pops up. iconic behavior honestly.

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -noc — brings up a command line TCL interpreter instead of the tkcon window. lowkey minimalist, we respect it.
  • -batch / -bat — for running batch commands and exiting immediately when done. it lets you get commands from the command line. main character energy: does the job and leaves. 💨
  • -gui — brings up a Python GUI instead of the tkcon interpreter. the GUI is called 'LVS Manager' and provides a perhaps more intuitive interface. 🎀

🌈 USAGE 🌈

Wanna run LVS between two SPICE netlists directly from the shell? bestie, say less. for instance, run:

netgen -batch lvs bufferA.spice bufferB.spice
⭐ heads up: the example uses netgen, not netgen-lvs — that's the PATH trick from up top doing its thing. iykyk.

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

This manual page was written by Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com> for the Debian project (and may be used by others). giving credit where credit is due, periodt. 🫶

netgen-lvs manual page, version NETGEN-LVS(1), dated 01 December 2022 🌸 — that's the whole thing bestie, go compare some netlists, you're gonna ate 💖✨🦋

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